Basal Alignment Project

Free, Common Core-aligned lessons for 3rd-5th grade Basal reading series


The Basal Alignment Project offers:

A library of 300+ revised lessons for common Basal reading series (3rd-5th grades), each carefully aligned to the CCSS. Each new lesson includes quality text-dependent questions, improved tasks, and a focus on academic vocabulary. 

Basal Readers for which BAP offers free lesson revisions:

  • HMH Collections
  • HMH Journeys
  • HMH Medallion/Reading
  • HMH Nation’s Choice
  • HMH StoryTown
  • HMH Trophies
  • MH Imagine It!
  • MH Open Court
  • MH Treasures
  • MH Treasures (CA)
  • Pearson Reading Street

How are educators using these materials?

- A free source of CCSS-aligned lessons which use existing materials
- Professional development on the Common Core

Who creates these materials?

Hundreds of teachers worked collaboratively to develop these replacement materials, following deep training on the Common Core by Student Achievement Partners. Each lesson has been authored, edited, and reviewed by a team of teachers.

Join the Basal Alignment Project

To access the materials, you must be an EdModo member.

How to join this Group on EdModo:

  1. Join or log into EdModo.
  2. Join our Group:
    - Click “Join” under Groups, in the left-hand section of the page
    - Enter code F4Q6NM
  3. Find Basal Alignment Project materials in Folders

For more information on how to use the BAP materials:

After joining the EdModo Group, see the Folder titled: "An Introduction to the Basal Alignment Project".

Help Author the Basal Alignment Project

If your school or district would be interested in helping to author these resources, we welcome your help! The EdModo Group features information on participating.